How I transport full sheets of plywood
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- I recently had to make a revision on my plywood hauling rack for my car, so I decided to make a video on it. Using 2 studs, I'm able to make a platform to transport full 8'x4' sheets of plywood
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I put one these together last week and tried it out by buying some plywood and drywall. It worked beautifully! I spent way too much time trying to figure out how to haul stuff home ever since we got rid of our old minivan. But this 'system' worked like a charm. Now I need more projects so I can use it again.
I made a pair of runners like you did. I Saw it on you tube as well. I made some Modifications to fit my car better and to add some support for using ratchet straps. First of all my car is a Rav4 Hybrid, a hatch back. So I opened the hatch before starting to layout the rails. I wanted them as far back as possible, like you to aid in loading and unloading. However I need to have access to the back of the car at all times. So I cut the rails matching the angle of the hatch in the open position, and mounted them with a 1/2" space to be sure of no contact with the hatch. I also added a couple of cross members to help stabilize the rails. This also adds more options to secure a load on top. I'm a retired carpenter, now doing handyman work. so yes going to pick up material is a big part. But then I need to move the completed project to the customers home. The extra cross rail help to add strapping points. Thanks to all you you tubers for all the ideas.
Nice! I had issues with my hatch as well, and just decided to live with it. I now have new crossbars on my car so I will have to make a V3 some day (the video was V2 for me). I may think about how to incorporate getting my hatch to lift, while still supporting a full load
Exactly what I was looking for.
I'm glad it helped you out. I got the idea from someone who did the same thing with a small compact car. I figured if he could do it on a car, certainly my SUV would be fine
Cool idea. You're a big guy for that car. Rode in my nieces equinox and felt very cramped.
You should have seen some of my previous cars. Ford Focus and Chevy Cobalt. Small on the outside, but actually roomy inside
Nice carrying jig!
Thanks!
Just what I was looking for! The rails on my suv already run parallel with the vehicle. So the thought process was, has someone already done this and what surprises might be in store. No highway travel puts a damper on things 😑 However there's no way I'll be taking back roads home for 2 pieces of plywood, I'll be driving for days lol. My Bronco sport is already super boxy. Sways real good in a stiff breeze. Maybe if I use foam board insulation to block the air gaps I won't sail away🤔
Hopefully you are able to find a way to make it work for you. To be completely honest, I definitely may be being extra cautious when I say I'm only taking back roads. Many years ago, I saw a mattress on the highway because someone strapped it to a cheap bolt on rack on their car. I just don't want the same thing to happen to me.
Thanks for the video, how fast can you drive with a plywood sheet on top? Can you do freeway?
I've been lucky enough that I've lived close enough to stores that I can take back routes, so I never had to go above 35 MPH. I did drive my car with bikes at 75 MPH on the highway, with winds blowing 75MPH the opposite direction and nothing seemed to budge, but bikes are FAR different from flat sheet goods. Each time I used them I would creep up the speed a bit as long as no one was around, but 35 has so far been my max speed
Could you feel confident to travel with a couple of chain link fences (6x12 each) on that without issues?
I guess that would depend on the weight. You don't want to overload the rack system
@@TheTallWoodworker I see. Thank you, though
How fast do you comfortably drive with 8x4 sheets? I'll be needing to take the highway (60 mph, 100 kmh). Is this good enough. or should I think of strapping the front of the sheets to my front bumper?
I never really went faster than 35mph. I could take a lot of side streets where I used to live. I don't think I would be comfortable on the highway
I remember as a kid seeing a mattress on the highway with a roof rack attached to it. I can only imagine it ripping off of a car, and that kind of stuck in my head
Great video. What about the wood sliding off the back on acceleration?
The ratchet straps and the weight of the wood keep it in place. I also try not to slam on the accelerator. I've never had pieces shift on me. There is enough friction to keep them in place
I was thinking the same thing. Although I appreciate what you said about the weight of the sheets and friction keeping the sheets in place, I would not want to trust that the combination of wind underneath the sheets and the inertia of the sheets during acceleration would never cause the sheets to slide off of the back of the vehicle. Therefore, I am trying to think of a way to attach some kind of brackets to the rear ends of the 2x4s in such a way that you could lower them to load the sheets onto the 2x4s, and then raise them up after loading the sheet, so that the rear brackets will act as positive stops to prevent the sheets from ever sliding off the rear ends of the 2x4s. I’m thinking you could use a combination of brackets and twist knobs to lower and raise the brackets.
This could also be adjusted for 2x4 lumber transportation? Can you recommend some type of added rail cross bar roof system I can attach to the roof of my passenger car? Any brand that you would recommend on Amazon? thx
I've used it for 2x4s as well as conduit if I put them between the boards. I can slide the boards across the rails to help keep them in place
Unfortunately, good rails are car specific, so you'd need to look for your car. If you don't have the side rails the run front to back, they make pedistals that the crossbars can attach to.
You can just use a normal roof rack bars. Just use a ratchet strap. I did it with a coupe, cheap ebay roof rack with the 2 bars, ( no 2x4 rig ). Just ratched strap it down
Lets just say the obvious,,,,,,,,its unsafe to transport plywood on the rack of your car no matter what you think.........
You aren't wrong. I used to be able to do it because from the hardware store to my house was mostly side streets. Now I can't do it because the trip is all main roads. I'm not risking damaging other people's vehicles... or worse...
If your comment was, “it’s unsafe to hold plywood on your roof rack with your hands”. I’d agree, using straps to hold the sheets down is no more dangerous, than driving down the road. I’m wondering if you know how plywood is shipped to the store, on flatbed open trailers with straps.